So. If you are not following the Nigel Farage vs. Count Binface showdown in British politics then I recommend you start doing so.
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@astronomerritt if I had to vote in this by election I would totally vote Count Binface.
Listened to a few interviews where is he did really well.
@debbie He’s intelligent and eloquent. I would legitimately trust him over Farage, a thousand times. Also his cape is cool!
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@astronomerritt Farage offered to cover the costs of the election himself. They should say "OK, pony up!".
@BackFromTheDud From his dodgy money!
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@BackFromTheDud From his dodgy money!
@astronomerritt I think I'd ask for it in cash, to be honest. I wouldn't trust a cheque from that individual!
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So. If you are not following the Nigel Farage vs. Count Binface showdown in British politics then I recommend you start doing so.
The short version: Nigel Farage, MP and leader of the far-right Reform Party, resigns from his seat to halt investigation into his dodgy finances. Then announces he will stand in the ensuing by-election, essentially because if he wins his (safe) seat again it proves the people don’t care about his finances.
As this is obviously a bullshit stunt, every single other major party refuses to put up a candidate for the by-election.
This means Farage is now running against one other candidate only: Count Binface, a man with a bin on his head.
Clacton-on-Sea now have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
I would say this is outrageous; but I live in the state that once elected a professional wrestler as governor.
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So. If you are not following the Nigel Farage vs. Count Binface showdown in British politics then I recommend you start doing so.
The short version: Nigel Farage, MP and leader of the far-right Reform Party, resigns from his seat to halt investigation into his dodgy finances. Then announces he will stand in the ensuing by-election, essentially because if he wins his (safe) seat again it proves the people don’t care about his finances.
As this is obviously a bullshit stunt, every single other major party refuses to put up a candidate for the by-election.
This means Farage is now running against one other candidate only: Count Binface, a man with a bin on his head.
Clacton-on-Sea now have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
@astronomerritt It seems like Count Binface runs in a lot of elections; where does he actually live? Or is there more than one? Can I get a Binface franchise in the US for the Philadelphia City Council elections?
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So. If you are not following the Nigel Farage vs. Count Binface showdown in British politics then I recommend you start doing so.
The short version: Nigel Farage, MP and leader of the far-right Reform Party, resigns from his seat to halt investigation into his dodgy finances. Then announces he will stand in the ensuing by-election, essentially because if he wins his (safe) seat again it proves the people don’t care about his finances.
As this is obviously a bullshit stunt, every single other major party refuses to put up a candidate for the by-election.
This means Farage is now running against one other candidate only: Count Binface, a man with a bin on his head.
Clacton-on-Sea now have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
@astronomerritt I hope they block his resignation until the investigation is complete. He can't actually resign, so if they don't appoint him to one of the crown positions, he's stuffed. Given how all the parties are against him (amazing) it might happen! I really fucking hope so.
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So. If you are not following the Nigel Farage vs. Count Binface showdown in British politics then I recommend you start doing so.
The short version: Nigel Farage, MP and leader of the far-right Reform Party, resigns from his seat to halt investigation into his dodgy finances. Then announces he will stand in the ensuing by-election, essentially because if he wins his (safe) seat again it proves the people don’t care about his finances.
As this is obviously a bullshit stunt, every single other major party refuses to put up a candidate for the by-election.
This means Farage is now running against one other candidate only: Count Binface, a man with a bin on his head.
Clacton-on-Sea now have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
@astronomerritt The intergalactic count has some good policies too: building at least one affordable home (which I've said previously is one more than anyone else has pledged), and compensation to the victims of the Post Office IT scandal, among others.
If I were in Clacton, I'd be voting Binface.
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The leader of the Conservative Party is backing Binface. You can’t make it up.
The thing is, Farage is fucked either way. Sure, he will probably win the by-election, but he is standing against Count Binface, a satirical candidate who calls himself an “independent space warrior”. That’s hardly the resounding political victory he wanted. And if Binface gets any significant proportion of the votes, which he likely will, then that’s voters who would rather have a man with a bin on his head than Farage.
To be fair to Count Binface, he’s smart as hell and knows exactly what he is doing, and I (with Kemi fucking Badenoch, apparently) wish him all the luck in the world.
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The thing is, Farage is fucked either way. Sure, he will probably win the by-election, but he is standing against Count Binface, a satirical candidate who calls himself an “independent space warrior”. That’s hardly the resounding political victory he wanted. And if Binface gets any significant proportion of the votes, which he likely will, then that’s voters who would rather have a man with a bin on his head than Farage.
To be fair to Count Binface, he’s smart as hell and knows exactly what he is doing, and I (with Kemi fucking Badenoch, apparently) wish him all the luck in the world.
@astronomerritt Yes! I saw the interview with Count Binface on BBC this morning and was impressed that he mentioned the Kuiper belt.
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I would say this is outrageous; but I live in the state that once elected a professional wrestler as governor.
@michael_w_busch Jesse Ventura? I’d trust Binface over him.
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@astronomerritt It seems like Count Binface runs in a lot of elections; where does he actually live? Or is there more than one? Can I get a Binface franchise in the US for the Philadelphia City Council elections?
@linuxandyarn @astronomerritt to take part in any election, definitely for the local ones, you need two people who live in the area to support you. That is it. I think for Parliment there is also a deposit that you need to pay.
If you emailed or DM'd Count Binface he might be supportive. Worth a try.
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The thing is, Farage is fucked either way. Sure, he will probably win the by-election, but he is standing against Count Binface, a satirical candidate who calls himself an “independent space warrior”. That’s hardly the resounding political victory he wanted. And if Binface gets any significant proportion of the votes, which he likely will, then that’s voters who would rather have a man with a bin on his head than Farage.
To be fair to Count Binface, he’s smart as hell and knows exactly what he is doing, and I (with Kemi fucking Badenoch, apparently) wish him all the luck in the world.
@astronomerritt what I enjoy about Count Binface is the idea that it might be an army of Count Binfaces, a Binface for every ward, a succession of Binfaces, like the Dread Pirate Roberts.
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@astronomerritt Yes! I saw the interview with Count Binface on BBC this morning and was impressed that he mentioned the Kuiper belt.
@Luke_Drury Did he? I’m not surprised, he’s a smart bloke under the bin, but that tickles me especially.
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@michael_w_busch Jesse Ventura? I’d trust Binface over him.
Ventura was actually mostly neutral as governor. But since then he has spent his time promoting conspiracist nonsense and selling weed.
So. Yeah.
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@astronomerritt what I enjoy about Count Binface is the idea that it might be an army of Count Binfaces, a Binface for every ward, a succession of Binfaces, like the Dread Pirate Roberts.
@astronomerritt are we not all, at the end of the day, Count binface. No aoife, no we're not, get an ice lolly and stay out of the sun.
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@astronomerritt The intergalactic count has some good policies too: building at least one affordable home (which I've said previously is one more than anyone else has pledged), and compensation to the victims of the Post Office IT scandal, among others.
If I were in Clacton, I'd be voting Binface.
@Two9A I genuinely respect Binface. Not a thing I usually say about hereditary nobility, even if they are intergalactic.
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The thing is, Farage is fucked either way. Sure, he will probably win the by-election, but he is standing against Count Binface, a satirical candidate who calls himself an “independent space warrior”. That’s hardly the resounding political victory he wanted. And if Binface gets any significant proportion of the votes, which he likely will, then that’s voters who would rather have a man with a bin on his head than Farage.
To be fair to Count Binface, he’s smart as hell and knows exactly what he is doing, and I (with Kemi fucking Badenoch, apparently) wish him all the luck in the world.
It finally happened, I am finally on the same side of an issue as Kemi Badenoch. I did not expect this.
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@astronomerritt are we not all, at the end of the day, Count binface. No aoife, no we're not, get an ice lolly and stay out of the sun.
@AoifeGreenhamIllustrations We COULD be, though. That’s the important thing
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It finally happened, I am finally on the same side of an issue as Kemi Badenoch. I did not expect this.
@passenger Right?? Shocker of the month.
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@Two9A I genuinely respect Binface. Not a thing I usually say about hereditary nobility, even if they are intergalactic.
@astronomerritt My only concern is what'll happen when he arrives at Westminster to be inducted as an MP. I don't think "bin" is valid headwear in the Hansard procedures.
